Quelea
| Quelea | |
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| Quelea quelea | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Ploceidae |
| Genus: |
Quelea L. Reichenbach, 1850 |
| Species | |
Quelea cardinalis
Quelea erythrops
Quelea quelea
Quelea /ˈkwiliə/ is a genus of small passerine birds that belongs to the weaver family Ploceidae, confined to Africa. These are small-sized, sparrow- or finch-like gregarious birds, with bills adapted to eating seeds. Queleas may be nomadic over vast ranges; the red-billed quelea is said to be the most numerous bird species in the world.
There are three species:
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